Q: Is 252,816 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 252,816 is a composite number.

Why is 252,816 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 252,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 92 138 184 229 276 368 458 552 687 916 1,104 1,374 1,832 2,748 3,664 5,267 5,496 10,534 10,992 15,801 21,068 31,602 42,136 63,204 84,272 126,408 and 252,816, with no remainder.

Since 252,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,816, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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